Success Stories

His years of serving as a volunteer with the Toledo Community Foundation influenced By West and his wife, Laura, to establish a Legacy Society fund at the Foundation. Although now living in Harbor Springs, Michigan, they care about the Toledo community and its future.

To make sure that children who may not otherwise have the opportunity to experience the thrills at Fifth Third Field, the Toledo Mud Hens created the Helping Hens Fund through the Toledo Community Foundation's Center for Corporate & Business Philanthropy.

A spirit of "family philanthropy" was something David Welles, Sr., inherited from his father, and he wanted to ensure that the family tradition was kept alive. A TCF donor advised fund provided him the means to do so, and to engage his own children and grandchildren in the process. They now maintain three funds at the Foundation, focusing on children, culture and quality of life issues not only in the Toledo area, but across the nation.

After the sudden death of their 10-year-old daughter, Claire, in 2000, Brad and Julie Rubini wanted to honor their daughter and keep her spirit alive by focusing on her love of books, storytelling and music. An easy-to-establish TCF Donor Advised Fund gave them a simple way to maintain a legacy in her honor.

Tiffany Staelin had a unique passion for life and the world around her, and with her untimely death at the age of 31 her family and friends felt something should be done to support Tiffany's interests. Through a TCF donor advised fund, they are able to ensure that her spirit lives on.

Almost 100 years after his grandfather became a physician in Pakistan, S. Amjad Hussain, M.D. began his medical career in Toledo and felt an obligation to build bridges of understanding between the two countries. The Foundation was able to help him convert a donation of real estate into a donor advised fund that will support the Toledo community in perpetuity.

Toledo resident Sam Carson wanted to preserve a family tradition of giving, while also allowing his entire family to participate in deciding how their charitable dollars should be distributed. With the assistance of the Foundation, the Carson Family Metroparks Fund and Carson Family Fund have helped them make perennial giving a true family affair.